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The inside caption of this Scandalous Cartoon Christmas Card is, “May All Your Christmas Wishes Come True.” Google the phrase “turn kids gay,” and you’ll quickly get a list of the latest potential culprits, which today include watching Glee, playing … Continue reading →

Photo from outside the DC Comic booth at Wondercon in Anaheim, CA last week. There is a lot of gender crossing in science fiction costuming — sometimes for humor, but not always. One man told me he’s happy to wear … Continue reading →

If the prince is seen as a hero — noble, wealthy, good at fighting, interested in girls — aren’t these the traits our dominant society idealizes for boys? Why, then, are boys not encouraged to emulate the prince role in … Continue reading →

“Why do all the girls have to buy princesses?” Riley asks. “Some girls like superheroes; some girls like princesses; some boys like superheroes; some boys like princesses.” Riley explains that, “They try to trick girls into buying the pink stuff,” … Continue reading →

In a recent post on Slate.com, KJ Dell’Antonia says rather than making her think about breast cancer, the October NFL practice of including pink accessories makes her rejoice in a brief break-out of the gender box.

The Queen of England seems to have had a pretty successful trip to Ireland, the first of any British monarch to the island in the last hundred years. The visit was soaked with symbolism. She arrived wearing emerald green, and … Continue reading →

The other day I noticed a bargain bin at the bookstore and picked up the soundtrack to HAIR. The last time I had this album it was on a cassette tape, which I wore out listening to in the 1979 … Continue reading →